Monthly Archives: November 2011

My husband and I were attending a church Christmas party. We were instructed to bring a white elephant gift; something still having worth, but laying around the house no longer used or enjoyed.    Rummaging around in my china cabinet to … Continue reading →

One night, as the kids were getting ready for bed, my grandson handed his mom a folded up piece of paper. In explanation, he told her that his teacher had sent “this” to her. He didn’t remember exactly when, but maybe … Continue reading →

As I entered the woods at the track where I walk, I heard a sound. The “sound” grew louder. My brain “clicked” the same time my eyes saw the big black cloud rising up out of the woods; BEES!  Zillions … Continue reading →

A friend gave me the happy news that one of her co-workers had started coming to my church.  She told me the woman’s name, described her and asked me to personally welcome her.  The next weekend, I baked a loaf … Continue reading →

    SIN IS LIKE A WILD TURKEY Galatians 5:19-23 One day my youngest son, Paul, told me not to thaw the turkey for the next day’s meal; he was going to go turkey hunting. The next morning, before the … Continue reading →

One Wednesday before Thanksgiving, I received word of a family in crisis.  Jobs had been lost, there wasn’t going to be a holiday dinner. They had no family nearby, no church to call on. The phone book had provided our … Continue reading →

  When I was fixing my first  dinner for some of our friends as a young newlywed, I was pulling the turkey out of the oven. The rack tipped and I dumped the turkey and the drippings into the back of the … Continue reading →

After an accident that led to a dental disaster, I was forced to go without two front teeth or a temporary crown for several days. Of course,  since it was my front teeth that were missing. I looked like a jack-o-lantern!  My … Continue reading →

Micah 6:8   He has shown you, oh man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you?  To act justly and to LOVE mercy and to walk humbly with your God.  Isn’t it interesting to note that of … Continue reading →

  Years ago, my mom and I used to love to go to Long John Silver’s Seafood. However, it wasn’t the fish that we loved, it was the crunchies. In the bottom of each basket of fish was a bed … Continue reading →